Bucket tooth



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BUCKET TOOTH Filed Dec. 12, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 16, 1943. J, PAGE BUCKET TOOTH FiledDec. 12, 1941 s Sheets-Sheets Patented Feb. 16, 1943 UNlTED ST PATENT QFICE.

311,453 BUCKET TOOTH John W. Page, Chicago, 111. Application December 12, 1941, Serial No. 422,779 2 Claims (01. 37-142) This invention relates to improvements in bucket teeth and more especially a detachable tooth or tooth point for use in connection with excavating buckets, shovels and the like. 'The invention may be practiced, for example, in connection with a drag-line bucket, known in the art as a Page bucket.

Such a bucket is ordinarily provided with teeth on the forward edge of its bottom, such edge being frequently referred to as the lip or cutting edge of the bucket. Such teeth are subjected to hard usage with consequent wear and breakage necessitating frequent renewal or replacement of the teeth or points therefor.

The particular feature of my invention is the provision of simple rugged attaching means for a tooth or tooth point adapted to hold said tooth or tooth point firmly in position. In general, I provide a socket in the supporting member and the tooth or tooth point is provided with two spaced tongues adapted to enter this socket. Means are provided for simultaneously drawing these tongues into the socket and spreading the same so that they will be firmly seated therein.

I have here shown the invention as applied both to a removable tooth and a removable tooth point. The principle in either case is the same, however, as the complete tooth itself may be considered as a tooth point. Hereafter, therefore, I shall merely refer to a tooth point meaning to include thereby either a complete tooth which itself has a detachable point, or only the detachable point.

Other features and advantages of my invention will appear more fully as I proceed with my specification.

In those forms of device embodying the features of my invention as illustrated in the aceompanying drawings: Fig. l is a top plan View; Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation; Fig. 3 is a view taken as indicated by the line 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a view taken. as indicated by the line 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of the tooth removed; Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the tooth support; Fig. '7 is a view taken as indicated by the line I of Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a detachable tooth which also has a detachable tooth point; Fig. 9 is a view of the same in side elevation; Fig. 1.0 is a view taken as indicated by the line I0 of Fig. 8; and Fig. 11 is a view taken as indicated by the line II of Fig. 10.

As shown in the drawings, Ill indicates the lip or cutting edge of a bucket having a tooth support II here shown as formed integrally therewith.

I2 indicatesa socket in the tooth support II opening at the rear into a recess I3 in said support.

The support I I is also provided with two spaced tapered lugs I l, I4 projecting forwardly from the front opening of the socket I2 and these lugs are somewhat recessed as indicated by I5, I5.

The detachable tooth is shown in perspective in Fig. 5 and is indicated in general by the numeral It. This tooth is provided with a central vertical web I! adapted to fit between the lugs I l, I4 on the support and is provided with upper and lower laterally projecting flanges l8, I8 adapted to lie in the recesses I5, I5.

The web I! with the flanges I8, I8 is adapted to interfit with the lugs I4 and recesses I5 so as to give a tight snug fit and the faces may be slightly tapered as shown so that as the tooth is pulled up tightly on the support the tapered faces will cause a tight wedge fit.

The principal feature of this invention is the provision on the tooth of the two rearwardly projecting spaced tongues l9, l9 adapted to fit in the socket I2. The inner ends of these tongues are somewhat widened as indicated by I9a and their inner surfaces are provided with .the beveled shoulders I91).

20 indicates a bolt with a head 2I adapted to lie between the tongues I9, I9. The'underside of this head is beveled as indicated by 2Ia and adapted to engage the beveled surfaces I9b on the tongues I9 so that when the bolt is drawn up the tooth will be drawn tightly in place and the tongues I9, I9 will be spread or separated to cause tight engagement with the upper and lower faces of the socket I2, thus clamping the tooth firmly in place.

The bolt 20 is provided with a nut 22 lying in the recess I3 and there is preferably provided a washer 23 and locknut 24 under the nut 22. When the nut 22 is tightened the bolt is drawn up to seat the tooth and separate the tongues I9,

I9 as described above.

The construction shown in Figs. 8-l1, inclusive, is substantially the same except that the tooth is provided with a detachable point I Iiia which is detachably fastened to the tooth I I6 in the same manner as the tooth is fastened to the support III. The tooth point Ilsa is provided with the spaced tongues 9a in the socket IlZa. IZIJa, indicates the bolt which operates in the same manner as the bolt 20 above described. As here shown, the tooth H6 is itself provided with two spaced tongues I I9 lying in the socket I I2 in the tooth support II I and the bolt I20 is provided with a beveled head to separate the tongues H9 in said socket to hold the tooth on the tooth support III.

It is to be noted that the sockets I2, H2 and I In are somewhat undercut in their vertical dimensions as indicated by IZa, IIZb and II 20, re-

spectively. That is, the socket is larger in its vertical dimension at therear of the opening than at the front so that when the tongues I9, I9; II 9, I I 9; or I I9a, I I9a are spread by the action of the bolt they fill the larger rear portion of the opent-= ing like a dovetail to lock the tongues firmly in g What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: 4

1. A tooth support having a socket therein; a detachable tooth point with two spaced tongues adapted to enter said socket, the inner ends of said tongues being thickened and provided with beveled shoulders on their inner faces; and wedging means adapted to engage said beveled shoulders to draw said tongues into said socket and spread the same to tightly engage theinner faces of said socket, said wedging means including a bolt carried by the support, said bolt having a head with beveled surfaces engaging the beveled shoulders of the tongues.

2". A tooth support having a socket therein; a

detachable tooth point with two spaced tongues adapted to enter said socket, the inner ends of said tongues beings thickened and provided with beveled shoulders on their inner faces; and wedging means adapted to engage said beveled shoulders. to: draw said tongues into said socket and spreadthe same to tightly'engage the inner-faces of. said socket; said wedging means including a bolt carried." by the support. said? bolt having: a head with a. part engaging the beveled shoulders of the tongues.

JOHN W. PAGE; 

